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Recommended Objects within the
Perseus Constellation
to View or Photograph.
| Object
Name |
Type |
Magnitude |
Object
Size |
Object
Distance |
Right
Ascention |
Declination |
Notes & Link to
Photo / Log / Info |
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Messier 34 |
Open Cluster |
5.20 |
25'.0 |
1,400 LY |
02h 42m 37.3s |
+42° 47′ 50″ |
100 Star Open Cluster |
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Messier 76 |
Planetary Nebula |
10.10 |
2'.7 x 1'.8 |
3,400 LY |
01h 42m 04.0s |
+51° 34′ 00″ |
Tiny dim Planetary
Nebula 8inch plus req |
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NGC 869 |
Open Cluster |
4.30 |
30'.0 |
7,100 LY |
02h 19m 10.0s |
+57° 09′ 00″ |
Slightly more
Open Cluster of the Double |
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NGC 884 |
Open Cluster |
4.40 |
30'.0 |
7,400 LY |
02h 22m 00.0s |
+57° 08′ 00″ |
More compact
Open Cluster of the Double |
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NGC 1023 |
Spiral Galaxy |
10.65 |
8'.7 x 2'.3 |
20.6 Million LY |
02h 40m 24.1s |
+39° 03′ 40″ |
12
Inch or more required |
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NGC 1058 |
Spiral Galaxy |
11.20 |
2'.5 x 2'.5 |
23.0 Million LY |
02h
43m 30.0s |
+37° 20' 00" |
Face on Spiral 12 inch or more required |
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NGC 1245 |
Open Cluster |
8.40 |
10'.0 |
7,500 LY |
03h
14m 07.0s |
+47° 15' 00" |
Tight Open Cluster with Red Stars |
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NGC 1260 |
Spiral Galaxy |
14.30 |
1'.1 x 0'.5 |
240 Million LY |
03h 17m 27.2s |
+41° 24′ 10″ |
16 inch upwards required |
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NGC 1333 |
Reflection Nebula |
5.60 |
6'.0 x 3'.0 |
1,000 LY |
03h 29m 02.0s |
+31° 20' 00" |
Harder to find than magnitude suggests |
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NGC 1342 |
Open Cluster |
6.70 |
14'.0 |
1,790 LY |
03h 31m 06.0s |
+37° 20' 00" |
40 Stars in tight Open Cluster |
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NGC 1491 |
Emission Nebula |
9.99 |
6'.0 x 9'.0 |
11,000 LY |
04h 03m 21.0s |
+51° 18' 50" |
Small Emission HII Region |
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NGC 1499 |
Emission Nebula |
10.00 |
145'.0 x 40'.0 |
1,000 LY |
04h 03m 18.0s |
+36° 25′ 10" |
California Nebula - Its Huge! |
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NGC 1513 |
Open Cluster |
8.40 |
9'.0 |
1,320 LY |
04h 09m 57.0s |
+49° 30′ 50 |
Small tight Open Cluster |
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NGC 1528 |
Open Cluster |
6.40 |
23'.0 |
2,530 LY |
04h 14m 11.0s |
+51° 01′ 50" |
Small Open Cluster |
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NGC 1545 |
Open Cluster |
6.20 |
18'.0 |
2,610 LY |
04h 20m 56.0s |
+50° 15' 10" |
40 Star Open Cluster |
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IC 351 |
Planetary Nebula |
12.40 |
7".0 |
14,700 LY |
03h 47m 50.0s |
+35° 03' 00" |
Tiny Planetary Nebula central star Mag 15 |
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IC 1805 |
Emission Nebula |
6.50 |
60'.0 x 60'.0 |
7,500 LY |
02h 32m 35.5s |
+61° 29′ 00" |
Heart Nebula - HII Region & Open Cluster |
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IC 2003 |
Planetary Nebula |
12.60 |
8".0 |
11,700 LY |
03h 56m 22.0s |
+33° 52′ 30" |
Tiny Planetary Nebula central star Mag 14 |
Observing Key - Required Minimum Size Telescope
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Binoculars or Small Telescope (up to 4 inch aperture) |
| Medium
Telescope (6 to 10 inch aperture) |
| Large
Telescope (over 12 inch aperture) or Photograph Only |
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